New York Day 1

Dated: 31/7/07 - 2/8/07

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New York, New york.... One of the busiest city in USA. Everywhere I go, people are rushing from point A to point B, few people are willing to stop to help someone in distress. I believe this is the evolution of society. The more built up a city is, the more cold its people get. I shall say that I did not really get a good impression of New York. Take for example our first day there. Because we are carrying 3 bags a person, we are having difficulty transporting our luggage to our hotel by "bus 11". If this was Sandusky, I can say that there will be people who are kind enough to give us a ride to the hotel. BUT, no...... not here. No one bother to offer a helping hand. Even if there is, (and there really is one) HE expect us to offer him some coffee money for his help when he has just help us to carry our luggage like 20 meters?? I am like.. what the ****? Where is the spirit of helping a person from the bottom of your heart? Apparently, most of this is lost in those New- Yorkers. This is really so saddening... This is not the end of the ugly side of the city. When night falls, the street can get pretty eerie and dangerous. That is where beggars start coming out to play. I remember that we are having our night snacks in one of the Burger Kings places. Once I have finished ordering and just receive my change, I got a tap on my shoulder. Turning around, I saw a ugly, dirty old beggar wanting some money from me. Wow! That really freak me out. They can walk into the shop and beg and still hang around in the shop???? That is really a culture shock for me. That happens not once but every night when we had night snacks in any of the places.

Well, enough of complains. I still had lots of fun touring New York, special thanks to Poks handy research~ I have saw the financial district of New York City, the Statue of Liberty, Broadway show: Les Miserables and been on top of the Empire State Building! Believe me, the Broadway show are totally awesome!!!! Well, below are some of the selected photos, enjoy touring New York!

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A wooden escalator in New York?? You must be kidding!!

Hershey's Store

A church in the middle of skyscrapers



Empire State Building

Statue of Liberty

M & M's World

Along Broadway

Some street art

Their subway, just like our Mrt

Anyone wanna join the army???

Broadway again

Niagara Falls

Dated: 24th - 25th July 2007

. The company to The Niagara Falls
Fireworks over the falls taken by ME!! (skill ba :P)
The American Falls from the Cave of the Winds

Believe me.... This feels like a F-5 Tornado!

Rapids near the Niagara Falls

Top view of the American Falls

The Lift that brings us down to the maid of the mist, which will bring us up close to the Horseshoe Falls

Rainbow over the American Falls as the boat sail past

The Horseshoe Fall itself!! (top view)

I don't have the front view as it was too wet in the boat for me to risk taking out my camera :P

More random photos of the Niagara Falls

Harry Potter and the deathly Hallows

This is the book I have been waiting for.......

I cannot resist any further.....

Thus I got it in USA!!!

The cream of the corps - Tower 8/9 Crews

Dated: 20th July 2007

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All right, here are the people I have been working with for the past 11 weeks~

Notice that all are Internationals!!

From the left we have Zi Hui from Singapore, Megan from USA, me from Singapore (of course), Katy from Michigan, and Simon from China!

Hmm, see how my team leader parks her car the Michigan way!!! Lol

Castaway Bay - A indoor theme park water resort

Truth be told, actually the water park is very very small... Shhhhh :P

A little package

8th July 2007

. Received a $37 package all the way from Singapore!

Touched, hearts warmed. Thanks to JQ, JL and JH.

The contents: Hainanese Chicken Rice, Curry mix, red curry, green curry, chicken cubes, ikan bilis cubes
All those delicious food from Singapore are dearly missed :(
At least, these can satisfy our cravings for now.. awww
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10th July 2007

Missed the food so much that we decided to cook it 2 days later!!

The finished product: Simply delicious and fragrant chicken rice!!!!!

of course with me, her, YB and YL enjoying it~

Time to say goodbye again

Dated 6th July

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It is the time again to say goodbye to another friend (Jang) from Thailand. She has been a good tutor, who show me how to fit into my job scope during my first few days at work, a good friend who is ready to help whenever someone is in trouble and a good cook that let me sample some dishes from Thailand. So when she is about to leave, the hotel breakers staffs who she hangs out with (consisting of Singaporean, Malaysian and Vietnamese) and my girl who is her roommate, decided to have a farewell dinner for her at OK Wok.

The beauties admiring the restaurant
Me & Jang
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Soon it will be my turn to leave....20 more days!!! Yahoo!!

Independence Day

Dated: 4th July

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Independence Day is the national day for USA. That day is normally celebrated by putting up beautiful displays of fireworks all across USA, with each different states doing their own events. So when night falls, be prepared to see different bright colours light up the night sky as private resident can also buy firework and put it off in their courtyard! Amazing right? Luckily enough, my work ends early that day so that I can join in the Cedar Point fabulous firework celebration at 10pm.

The whole display of fireworks lasted around 20 minutes. Looks like Cedar Point is really rich lor, and yet they only pay us the minimum wage?? Argzzz! Well, the fireworks on the whole is not really spectacular, not as impressive as the firework festival in Singapore, but there is one good point in this. This is the only place where you will see people leaving the beach (where the firework is launched) in the middle of the firework display. AND there is not really that many crowds!! The difference between USA and Singapore!

Trip to Lodi Factory Outlet

27th June 2007

Sunny

Yup, this will be my first road trip out of Sandusky in close to two months since I first started work, unlike, the gentleman behind me, who has already gone to lots of fun and exciting places!! Argzz, it's all thanks to my work place and their inflexible working schedule lahz. Hmph, never mind, that day was a good start, the sun is out early as usual, no dark clouds to dampen our mood, and soon we are all set!! The people travelling in this shiny black Toyota, with me as the first driver!! Hehe, up to that date, I have not drive for like 1.5 years.. they better pray that nothing happens~ *touch wood*
After 1.5 hours drive, we had our lunch at Wendy's, a fast food restaurant selling burgers. The reason why we go there? Because we saw the $1.99 burgers with triple slice of beef being advertise on TV! Lol
Lodi Factory outlets consisting of lots of branded shops selling at discounted prices. First stop - Levis!! Then GAP, Addidas, Tommy .......

However, on our way back, we ran into a thunder storm. Oh No!! Believe me, I never want to run into one again. The rain was so heavy that I see nothing, with thunders everywhere... it was scary~ We got lost a little but still, with Pok master guidance, we are back safely~ Haha~
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My reward for the day - a Addidas shirt, a GAP pants and a GAP burms AND a Levi jean.

Rip Cord

It was that high
It was that far...(already on a 5X zoom)
Pull the cord...
And swing like a pendulum, flying through the air like a Superman!!

15. Wicked Twister

Continuing Cedar Point's tradition of breaking world records is Wicked Twister, another great addition to the park's unmatched collection of 68 rides, including 16 roller coasters.Located along the shore of Lake Erie, next to the Giant Wheel, Wicked Twister is the tallest and fastest "double-twisting" impulse roller coaster ever created. This steel giant is comprised of a U-shaped track with the ends reaching 215 feet into the air and is powered by a linear induction motor. Riders sit two abreast in specially designed seats suspended from the track above. Then, without warning, Wicked Twister launches riders forward out of the station and up a 90-degree, twisting steel track. Once the train slows to a stop, it streaks back down the structure and into the station before being launched backward up another twisting track. The train races up and down the track a total of five times at an amazing top speed of 72 mph! But that is not all. Each tower twists 450 degrees, providing one of the most unique ride experiences ever.
Thrill Factor: 4.0/5
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Enjoy the video~